Sean Casey Quotes (46 Quotes)


    It helped runaway kids, kids with drug abuse. We became real close with that organization.

    Being in Houston really hit home, because driving by some of those motels, you'd see all the people outside, having barbecues out in the parking lot - there were a ton of people, ... Maybe raising money will help get these people food, water, shelter - just basic necessities, really.

    It looked like they had the game won. They had a lot of opportunities there and our pitching was able to step up and really come through for us. That was big-time.

    They pitch it and they catch it. If you can pitch and play defense, you can play for Bobby Cox. They give you 27 outs, and that's it.

    It will be special to see the fans, I'm really excited about that. The ones that were here for all those years, I'm looking forward to saying hello to everyone.


    I told them (the medical personnel) I could get up, but I think it was because of my history with concussions (he's had two previous ones) that they told me not to get up.

    That's great. You got to love it when that happens. I'm just glad I didn't ground out to second.

    I have to realize when you get all the stuff out of the way that when I cross the lines, I have a job to do. Hopefully, I'm able to put my nerves aside and just focus on the game and get a few hits.

    Virtually all appointments that we make for anything, whether they're standing committees or commissions, or anything else, they have a requirement for gender balance and a requirement for balance across region,

    Hopefully it encourages people to give what they can. Obviously, our day's pay is a little bit more than everyone else's, but if you can give 10 or 20 bucks here and there, that adds up.

    We can do that, that's realistic, no doubt about it. We're only six under .500 now and who would have thought that two months ago. We just keep getting great pitching.

    He's the first baseman of the future here. No doubt about it.

    Obviously, we can afford to give more than the average person, but 10 or 20 will help.

    I always dreamed about being a Pittsburgh Pirate and playing there on Opening Day. Let's hope it will be a lot of fun.

    The fans came here excited, but we didn't give them what they were looking for. I understand their reaction.

    It was the same kind of game as the one last night, but they won that one. They had opportunities, we had opportunities, we couldn't capitalize until the 11th.

    I was stunned -- stunned. To tell you the truth, I thought I was going to be that guy who plays his whole career with one team, but that's just not reality. It's not the nature of the business. It was a lesson for me, but it took me a couple days to get over it.

    I've never been down there before. I had to walk in and ask which direction to go. That was weird.

    The kids really sold that vote, more than any adult, any administrator or any school board member who was there, in my opinion.

    I got a fastball middle-in and was able to drive it. It was big because it looked earlier like they had the game won. Our pitchers were able to step up and really come through for us.

    When you see the organization signing those guys, you can see there's a commitment. There are a lot of good things happening here.

    Every time I got on the elevator in the hotel, I'd meet people who had evacuated. You could see on their faces that they were distraught.

    Yeah, I thought I had some friends over here. But, hey, that's baseball.

    It's great to be back, it really is. For the last eight years, this has been pretty much my home. We still have our house (in the suburbs).

    I thought Jack would just throw to me. They were thinking two all the way.

    It's definitely weird driving by Ed Smith Stadium (the Reds spring home) over there and coming over here (to Pirate City). We like the area over there. To tell you the truth, I (rented) the house before I was traded. I just decided to keep the house, make the commute.

    I have no memory of it, nothing between reaching for the ball ... and then waking up and seeing (Reds catcher Jason) LaRue leaning over me, which wasn't a good sight.

    I expect that those Liberal Party traditions and the constitutions would remain in play as we discuss how the lists are going to be formed.

    Given the developments of yesterday and the reactions of Duceppe and Harper we certainly have to be ready for a Christmas election, depending on what Jack Layton does,

    It was odd. My first at-bat was just weird. But it doesn't change the fact that it's still baseball and you've got to get the job done.


    Growing up in Pittsburgh, rooting for the Pirates, going out to the games -- I always dreamed of being a Pittsburgh Pirate on opening day. I went to a lot of games, but I don't think I ever went to an opener. I think the tickets were too expensive. Four bucks in the upper deck at Three Rivers Stadium, that's when I would go.

    We have played well here. It's good for us. We've had a lot of years where they've dominated us here.

    People start realizing that having a pet is a serious commitment, one they can't handle.

    Then, I started getting excited. I thought, 'Hey, we've got a pretty good team.' It kind of all came together. Heck, I could have been traded to a West Coast team. I feel like it was a blessing I was able to come to Pittsburgh.

    I was just trying to sit on the fastball, looking for something hard, and he threw me a fastball middle-away and I was able to drive it.

    It's great to be back. I love the Reds fans and I'll always have a special place for them.

    Obviously the message, or the brand, or what you see it won't be consistent. But it isn't a big issue. If it was a big issue Wayne would be asked to do what everybody else is doing. He and his people know what works in that district and the P.E.I. campaign and the national campaign trust his judgement on these things.

    Size was a big deal for them, especially with their big guys playing like they did. We tried to pinch them in on the ends, but that didn't work. We didn't do a good job of that in the first half and that was the game.

    He did what he did. There are consequences, he paid his price. Now he's ready to get back.

    It's terrible. And you know what's unbelievable He's telling people stuff like, 'Go Steelers' because he doesn't want anybody mad at him. Hey, don't mislead these people. Come on, we know he's a Seahawks fan. ... And you know what He's going down.

    I told Cota I'm glad we're on opposite sides of the locker room.

    There's been some excruciating pain at times and there are still some muscle spasms, but not so much anymore. I'm feeling a little bit better every day.

    There are still mixed emotions. Everything I've done as a big leaguer has been with the Reds. I see those guys over there. I'm a human being. I like the guys in the Pirates' clubhouse. They've been good to me. But I developed a lot of relationships over there, too.

    We're playing real good baseball right now, ... The bottom line is we are getting real good starting pitching. If you get that and some timely hitting, you win ballgames.

    People should not buy rabbits or chickens from pet stores.


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